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Farmers Reject $26 Million Offer, Value Land's Legacy

3/25/2026

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Ida Huddleston and her daughter Delsia Bare rejected a $26 million bid from an unnamed Fortune 100 company to buy half of 1,200-acre farmland near Maysville, Kentucky.
They value the land's generations-long stewardship over selling.
Huddleston called the company's promises of job creation a scam.
The offer exceeded the local market rate of $6,000 per acre.
Others have declined similar deals amid concerns about data centers' impact on rural communities.

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Story summary

Ida Huddleston and her daughter Delsia Bare rejected a $26 million bid from an unnamed Fortune 100 company to buy half of 1,200-acre farmland near Maysville, Kentucky.
They value the land's generations-long stewardship over selling.
Huddleston called the company's promises of job creation a scam.
The offer exceeded the local market rate of $6,000 per acre.
Others have declined similar deals amid concerns about data centers' impact on rural communities.